woodnutter.

booyah.

"....they all become so anal"
"what's anal?"
"it's like butt-nal"
"uhmm okay"
"yahh"
"oh! arsenal!:D"

matatoduo;

THE OLD AND THE NEW

1. The FOB concert is on a school day night! ):

2. I finally got We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. and Pretty Odd! (:

Panic changed the style of their songs totally! Cept the part about having wacky lyrics. But I'm still liking them (: yay for Ryan Ross! :D

3. Guitar Hero: World Tour

The last time I played this, which was also the first time I played it (haha), was super long ago. Not that it was more fun than normal Guitar Hero, cause Merrilyn's drums were pretty screwed (and it was only a few days old!).

Guess Neversoft was kinda too eager to release it, so it wasn't exactly that good. (According to Merrilyn, there were quite a few complains about the drums on the net too). I think the Guitar Hero III song list was nicer anyway :D

Speaking of Guitar Hero, Sam! We must must have another guitar hero party before you leave! And this time one on a day when you don't have tuition the next day, so you don't have to sleep early (well, 4am wasn't exactly early, but yeah. haha) and we can play till we get sick of it! :D

And speaking of Sam,

4. Love you, Sam! :D

Mushy, yes. Haha. This is for the mushy card you gave me :D It's still a long way, but I'll miss you when you're gone ):

5. I can't wait for February to come!

-Hiro Nakamura is February on the Heroes calendar (from sam!:D)

-31st January would have passed, means we would have celebrated Chik's birthday!:D

-Means Chik's birthday is coming!:D

-And Jie's and Min's too

-We would have got house comm shirts by then :D

-The date to the revealing of the Blackmore banner 2009 is closer than ever! :D

-Asian Youth Games! :D I think.

-Probably get to meet Debbie again (:

-FOB concert! Not that I'm going...):

February sure is a month not to be missed! :D

6. I'm pretty glad JYM camp was in our cell groups (:

Especially since I won't be seeing mine for some time...

7. I got an A2 for chinese!

But it's only normal chinese. And others who got A2 cried. Like seriously. It makes me feel like A2's really lousy.

8. BLACKMORE'S GONNA WIN INTERHOUSE BOWLING! :D

Unfortunately, we don't have Chik.

But Sam can beat Chik any day! :D

9. The canteen food in MG is damn ex. and not very fabulous.

Why is MG food ex? Because the rent is high and the stall keepers have to recoup their losses and make a profit.

Why is the rent in MG high? Because it just got renovated.

Why was there a need for a renovation? There was no need for a renovation.

Then why did it get renovated? I dunno.

What are the other negative outcomes of renovating? It's environmentally unfriendly. (It's this whole light issue. Too complicated to explain).

Now, Uncle Omar and my crispy noodle cum porridge stall is gone cause the rent is too high.

The mixed rice stall is so darn ex (not that it was very cheap anyway) and my tofu increased from 40cents to 60cents!

The red bowl noodle stall forces the sec. school girls to buy the big bowl, which makes me so darn full and so easily sick of their food.

The western stall vendor changed, and now the food is so darn ex and not that nice. And they don't sell hashbrown anymore!

There's a new chicken rice stall which is the only food in school worth spending $2 for.

The last stall took away all my rubbish food (including my tapioca chips!) and now they only sell pathetic sandwiches, cold burgers, and pau. And drinks. And like this super limited range of ice cream.

Only my yong tau foo stall still stays the same. Well, the price increased a bit, but not a lot. Just that the signboard says niang tau foo. Which is kind of weird, if you understand me.

At least I still have my lor mee.

Not that I have a lot of time to eat nowadays.

It's time to boycott the canteen! (Unless I'm absolutely starving >.<)

matatoduo;

FOB'S COMING ON 10 FEB 2008!
And all tickets don't breach the $100 mark :D

Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer
Do you know you're unlike any other
You'll always be my thunder and I said
Your eyes were the brightest of all the colours
I don't wanna ever love another
You'll always be my thunder
So bring on the rain
And bring on the thunder

matatoduo;

From Utusan Konsumer Nov-Dec 2008 edition:

FACTS THAT FIGURE

Mathematics is absolutely amazing. Just look at these:

1 X 8 + 1 = 9

12 X 8 + 2 = 98

123 X 8 + 3 = 987

1234 X 8 + 4 = 9876

12345 X 8 + 5 = 98765

123456 X 8 + 6 = 987654

1234567 X 8 + 7 = 9876543

12345678 X 8 + 8 = 98765432

123456789 X 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 X 9 +2 = 11

12 X 9 + 3 = 111

123 X 9 + 4 = 1111

1234 X 9 + 5 = 11111

12345 X 9 + 6 = 111111

123456 X 9 + 7 = 1111111

1234567 X 9 + 8 = 11111111

12345678 X 9 + 9 = 111111111

123456789 X 9 + 10 = 11111111111

9 X 9 + 7 = 88

98 X 9 + 6 = 888

987 X 9 + 5 = 8888

9876 X 9 + 4 = 88888

98765 X 9 + 3 = 888888

987654 X 9 + 2 = 8888888

9876543 X 9 + 1 = 88888888

98765432 X 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant isn't it?

And look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1

11 x 11 = 121

111 x 111 = 12321

1111 x 1111 = 1234321

11111 x 11111 = 123454321

111111 x 111111 = 12345654321

1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321

11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321

111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

Now take a look at this...

101%

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:

What equals to 100%?

What does it mean to give more than 100%?

We have all been in situations where we're required to give over 100%.

What equals to 100% in life?

How about achieving 101%?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

is represented as

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K is

8 + 1 + 18 + 4 + 23 + 15 + 18 + 11 = 98%

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E is

11 + 14 + 15 + 23 + 12 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 = 96%

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E is

1 + 20 + 20 + 9 + 20 + 21 + 4 + 5 = 100%

Now, look at how far the love of God will take you:

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D is

12 + 15 + 22 + 5 + 15 + 6 + 7 + 15 + 4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While hard work and knowledge will get you close,

and attitude will get you there,

it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

matatoduo;

Number one on my wishlist:
Become a member of Wildlife Unlimited

And guess whose birthday is coming up? :D
(hint hint:D)

matatoduo;

Day six at work [last day): ): ): ].

Cleaned the pangolin's (Ros') enclosure in the morning, cut more veg and stuffs (gave myself another small cut).
Got to feed a himalayn tahr again:D The picky eater didn't want the banana today. Gave it some kangkong leaves instead (:
Showed Dino the shot I took of him scratching his head and in return, Dino showed me a video he took of the two baby himalayan tahrs jumping around like mexican beans :D and some other weird video he took at the phuket zoo (where he says there are more animal statues than real animals) which starred a t-rex and Sesth (Elena's keeper) being eaten by a t-rex.
Oh, and I got to carry Ros again today :D (her claws sure are sharp o.o).
Anyway, quite free towards to end of the day. So Ade brought us (Jason, the weird chung cheng guy, and I) to see the hedgehogs. Got to carry the hedgehogs one last time (before I leave. But it won't be the last time I ever carry a hedgehog! I'll be back!:D) and say bye bye to the binturongs.
Then went to see the fishing cats (cause Jason hasn't seen them before. And he's been there one more day than me. Hah).
And finally, the best and saddest part of the day, went to the vet to see the ferret.
The ferret was originally kept illegally by some idiot guy. The idiot guy didn't feed her properly, causing the ferret's digestive system to become all jumbled up. Most probably wanting to avoid medical costs (or maybe he didn't want to be caught for keeping an illegal pet), the idiot guy dumped the ferret outside the zoo. Now, the ferret's pretty skinny (her belly is bloated though, and her whole body is not exactly in proportion, thanks to the idiot guy), and her digestive system is still jumbled up (and will probably never be normal again, thanks to the idiot guy).
She's pretty docile though, since she was kept as a pet, and loves the attention she gets from people. So I got to carry her (and I would have asked if I could bring her home, if ferrets weren't illegal as pets). Hope she gets better (:
Idiot guy.
And, a couple of the animals at the vet place were rabbits who were dumped outside by other idiot guys. Unfortunately, the poor rabbits will have to end up in the lion's mouth. Well, goody for the lions (: But the poor rabbits sure lead awfully sad lives ): (and I would have asked if I could bring the rabbits home as well, but my mum would object).
There was this other animal there (couldn't quite catch its name) which was kept as an illegal pet by another idiot guy. The police managed to seize it, but the way they seized it kind of nearly killed it. Sheesh.
Anyway, hope the poor ferret gets better):

Maybe I'll become a vet next time. But I'll have to study real hard (and get used to looking at the innards of animals). And studying isn't exactly my forte. Oh well. We'll see.

Then, it was time to say goodbye to everyone ): ): ):
I pinned up my thank you/goodbye card on their board. Hope they see it(:

Missing all my friends (both animal and human) at the night safari real bad ):

matatoduo;

Day three at work.

Got Ade as keeper for the day (: Started the day by losing my way while trying to find the place where I'm supposed to report for work.
Anyway, fed the animals in the morning. And correction, I saw the leopard cat on day two. Not the fishing cat. Saw the fishing cats on day three. There are eight of 'em. Really pretty, but they sure do hiss a lot. And I got a thousand and one mosquito bites while cleaning their enclosure.
After lunch (mee siam. bleah), went to cut some veg, then went off at 2. Cause the keepers had some prayer thing.
So, went into the zoo with Belle, Estee, and Claire (: (: for free (: (: cause we were wearing the volunteer badge, so they kind of just let us in. Saw the otter feeding session. Some were really greedy. They'd grab some fish and hide it under their chest, making it seem like they had none, supposedly tricking the trainer into throwing more fishies, and protecting the fishies from other otters at the same time.
Best of all, got to see Omar, Jippie and Winnie too (: (: the viewing place at their enclosure was jam-packed with people. Guess the incident last week brought them loads of publicity.
And, at kidzworld, the pony's hay dropped out of their enclosure and within our reach, so we picked up the hay and started feeding the pretty ponies. One of them is only 54kg o.o

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Day four at work.

Got Ade again (: Washed two of the pangolins' enclosure in the morning (Ros' and Hook's). Had to wash their disgusting food bowl too (which was filled with their digusting mealworm smoothie). Then, Ade brought me to see the gibbons (which actually belong to the zoo). The way they swing is so "seamless" (as Ade puts it). And their fur is like the kipling ape's fur :D
Cut stuff as usual, then went to feed the animals (: (otters, flamingoes, pelicans, white storks, all sorts of ducks, and, the sentinel chicken).
The sentinel chicken is called the sentinel chicken cause they're actually placed in this cage is which is also a snake trap (and it does not harm the chickens). Last week (or is it last month? can't remember. i think last month) 4 pelicans died cause of the snakes. So now, they're confined at night. Also, the chickens are placed all around the place, mainly near birds. So if there's the bird flu virus passing around or some other bird virus, the chickens will be the first to die. And when they do, it'll be a sign for the keepers that something's wrong. And there you have it, the sentinel chickens.
Oh, and before the day ended, I got to pat the more docile himalayan tahrs and feed them some bananas :D

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Day five at work.

Time sure pasts fast when you're having fun.
Got Dino as keeper for the day. Haven't really seen him before, so he could be counted as 'new' (to me). Thought he looked like the dao kind. But he's really quite fun :D
He looks at things in a funny way, talks about fun stuff, and, yeah. Heh. He even brought me to the male toilet cause I told him I haven't seen one before (those in MG and unisex toilets not counted).
Today was a combination of day three and day four. Did day three morning stuff, and day four afternoon stuff.
Got pecked by a silly chicken today. Didn't know they hurt so much. Maybe it's cause I ate one of its friends for lunch (lunch was awesome today).
Oh, and I cut two of my fingers while cutting veg today. Got one from cutting long beans (my mum finds it hilarious that I can actually get a cut from cutting long beans) and got the more serious cut from cutting apples. Hurts like crap.
Oh, got to see how they confine the pelicans after work today :D

Last day of work tomorrow ): ): ):

matatoduo;

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